72. Wala ka sa Lolo ko. He trembles at the privilege to be part of God's work.
6 December 2020
Psalm 2
11 Serve the Lord with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12b Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
This is what I wrote 8 September 2017.
“Goosebumps. When I would be the one to wash the feet of another during a retreat, I would be conscious if I am worthy to do the same the Lord Jesus did.
“It’s only a humorous story, yet it makes a serious point. Brother John was a timid man who dreaded speaking in public. So he was terrified on the day it was his turn to give a devotional message. With his knees trembling, he faced his listeners and said, “Do you know what I’m going to say this morning?” “No,” answered the audience. He then said, “Neither do I,” and he ran from the room.
The next day he was told to try again. He said, “Do you know what I’m going to say?” This time they replied, “Yes.” So he said, “Then you don’t need me to tell you.” Again he fled.
He tried a third morning, saying, “Do you know what I’m going to say?” Half his hearers shouted, “Yes!” and half shouted, “No!” “Ah,” said Brother John, “then let those who know tell those who don’t know,” and again he fled.
At first, his hearers sat in silence. Then the words hit home: “Let those who know tell those who don’t know.”
For 3 years, Jesus’ disciples absorbed His teaching and observed His mighty works. They had come to know Him as the way, the truth, and the life. He was God in the flesh, the One who is “eternal life” (1 John 1:2). In the years to come, they devoted their lives to telling others about Christ.
Today, let those who know tell those who don’t.”
Apostle Paul said, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).
“Lord, I tremble at the privilege to be part of Your work; I have to speak from the heart, I have to be true to myself, for You know everything about me. Nothing in all creation is hidden from Your sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom I must give account (Hebrews 4:13). Lord, may my life be pleasing before Your sight, in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.””
I don't know anybody who did not struggle when he started learning the ropes of public speaking.
Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. The word glossophobia derives from the Greek γλῶσσα glōssa, meaning tongue, and φόβος phobos, fear or dread. Some people have this specific phobia, while others may also have broader social phobia or social anxiety disorder.
Glossophobia, or a fear of public speaking, is a very common phobia and one that is believed to affect up to 75% of the population.
I struggled at public speaking, especially being introvert having inferiority complex while growing up; then after graduation in college, I was asked to teach, with my batchmates as some of my students, as I graduated one semester ahead.
I could have just ran away from the challenge; I continued to teach part-time for five years.
I have struggle uttering the word of God, I continue to be struggling up to this time, and do not expect it to go away.
I experience goosebumps every time.
Isaiah 6
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
1 Corinthians 2
4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Someday, my children's children will say, wala ka sa Lolo ko; he trembles at the privilege to be part of God's work.
May you be blessed.
Maraming salamat.
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